Iraqi police infiltrated by militia: journalist

[Roland99]

http://www.mytelus.com/news/article.do?pageID=cbc/world_home&articleID=2063904

(CBC) - An Irish journalist who was kidnapped in Iraq while covering the trial of Saddam Hussein says the police in Baghdad have been infiltrated by militia.

Rory Carroll, a correspondent for The Guardian newspaper of Britain, was released unharmed on Thursday after being held for 36 hours.

He says that one of three cars involved in his kidnapping was a police land cruiser, and he says that when he was seized, a man in a police uniform pointed a pistol at his head.

"Senior police commanders have admitted that their police force has been infiltrated by militia members, especially on the part of the Shia militia."

It's more than just the police that have been infiltrated. Hersh spoke several months ago that all levels of the Iraqi gov't are infiltrated by insurgents and those supportive of the insurgency.

[IChing]

1. Impossible, we all know that the insurgents are foreigners

Someone from the NY times reported this

:sarcasm: footnote

I am so glad he is safe :)

[bemildred]

2. The Militias ARE the Police, get a clue. nt

[IChing]

3. Some are, but most are foreign insurgents from Syria

or something like that,

the one battalion that is trained by the US is made up of
who?

They did have an army, an infrastructure, electricity, police and schools before we came,
but are unable to anything now without our "help":sarcasm:

[bemildred]

4. Ah, yes, thank you.

Syria and Iran, I think it is.
:rofl::rofl:

[LynnTheDem]

5. Don't forget North Korea.

You forgot North Korea!

[IChing]

7. Yes, North Korean agents that have been medically changed to

look like Middle Eastern,
Remember that James Bond movie had the Cubans involved with the medical change of the evil british antihero.
So I suspect it was North Koreans, Cubans, foreign insurgents from Syria and Iran plus Venezuelans that make up the militias,insurgents and general disruptions of Iraq's progress.

[LynnTheDem]

8. Oh drats...I forgot all the Cuban insurgents.

My very bad.

:rofl:

[reprobate]

9. And Poland. Don't forget Poland!

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Damn. More dreaded #2 men.